Multi-UAV Collaborative Sensing and Communication: Joint Task Allocation and Power Optimization

Optimization of Joint Cell, Channel and Power Allocation in Wireless Communication Networks

Task Allocation and Communication Methodologies for Multi-Robot Systems

Two of the most important aspects in the design of multi-robot systems are the allocation of tasks among the robots and the robots’ communication in a productive and efficient manner. Task allocation methodologies must ensure that not only the global mission is achieved, but also that the tasks are well distributed among the robots. An effective task allocation approach considers the available ...

Capacity of UAV-Enabled Multicast Channel: Joint Trajectory Design and Power Allocation

This paper studies an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-enabled multicast channel, in which a UAV serves as a mobile transmitter to deliver common information to a set of K ground users. We aim to characterize the capacity of this channel over a finite UAV communication period, subject to its maximum speed constraint and an average transmit power constraint. To achieve the capacity, the UAV should ...

Cooperative Real-Time Search and Task Allocation in UAV Teams

In this paper, we consider a heterogeneous team of UAVs drawn from several distinct classes and engaged in a search and destroy mission over an extended battlefield. Several different types of targets are considered. Some target locations are suspected a priori with a certain probability, while the others are initially unknown. During the mission, the UAVs perform Search, Confirm, Attack and Ba...

Multi-UAV Collaborative Sensor Management for UAV Team Survivability

Collaboration among a team of unmanned sensor platforms can provide significant operational advantages through improved situational awareness (SA). Recent work on the Army Aviation Technology Directorate (AATD) sponsored Survivability Planner Associate Rerouter (SPAR) program, as well as separate internally funded research and development (in parallel with the SPAR contract) has provided insigh...